News across Greater Morehead City
Coastal Review
Published September 25Restoring world’s coasts must happen at the speed of need
North Carolina Coastal Federation staff who recently visited Australia left with a clear takeaway: Restoration technology and expertise here at home must be put to work at a much larger scale, ambitiously and expediently.
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Published September 24Registration open for Nov. 17-18 NC Coastal Conference
North Carolina Sea Grant's biennial conference a "platform for engaging with like-minded participants and potential collaborators dedicated to the prosperity of our state’s coastal communities, environments, and economies."
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Published September 23Forecasters expect strong winds, coastal flooding this week
Parts of eastern North Carolina started to feel the effects Wednesday of a large and slow-moving coastal low likely to bring rain, strong winds, coastal flooding and hazardous beach conditions through the weekend.
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Published September 23Online public meeting set for two draft flood resiliency plans
The public will get a chance Oct. 6 to learn about and weigh in on the state's draft plans to improve flood resilience in the Cape Fear River and White Oak River basins, part of a statewide program mandated by the legislature.
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Published September 23National Estuaries Week celebrates vital coastal ecosystems
This week is National Estuaries Week, a campaign to increase public awareness of estuaries and to encourage people to become involved in the protection of these important natural resources.
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Published September 22Hearing set on proposal to add military training ops in Carteret
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point's proposal includes adding and increasing training activities and operations within the base's range complex, and expanding restricted water areas.
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Published September 22Hatteras event honors community, its working waterfront
Hatteras Village's 22nd annual Day at the Docks welcomed locals and visitors alike Saturday with its celebration and recognition of the traditions, people and flavors that helped shape the island community's identity.
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Published September 21NOAA gets $64 million to build new lab; former staff ‘elated’
Dr. Bud Cross, a longtime director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's historic Beaufort Laboratory, says the recent announcement the a new facility would soon be built on Pivers Island came as "great news to all of us who have worked there.”
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Published September 18Online informational meeting on red wolf recovery Sept. 29
Fish and Wildlife officials said the session will cover topics such as recovery efforts for the species, the status of recovery efforts in the eastern North Carolina red wolf population area, coyote-management strategies, and planning.
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Published September 18Environmental education office finds new home at Catawba
After being cut from the state budget in July, the North Carolina Environmental Education Certification Program will transition starting Oct. 1 from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality to Catawba College's Center for the Environment.
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Published September 18When is the best time to go fishing? Soon, old sport, soon
It's no illusion, fall fishing is the absolute best time to be on the water, and "life starts all over again," as Fitzgerald noted, but there may be a little magic involved.
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Published September 17State awards millions in grants to support arts programs
“Our state’s investment in arts and culture is essential to the strength of our communities and our statewide economy,” N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Pamela B. Cashwell said.